Verizon's Data And Voice Plans Will Kill Microsoft Kin Saleshttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-verdict-on-microsofts-new-kin-phones-theyre-duds-2010-5/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 09 Dec 2016 08:51:39 -0500Jay Yarowhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c2c5b587f8b9aa10fdf0800ForrestThu, 01 Jul 2010 05:09:43 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c2c5b587f8b9aa10fdf0800
June 1, 2010 update....
Microsoft is now 'bold and brilliant' for discontinuing sales of the Kin and Kin 2, according to:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Microsoft-Is-Bold-And-siliconalley-2671120368.html?x=0&.v=1
I must sell all my AAPL and buy M$ stock. Bold and brilliant like this only comes along once in a great while.
Bold and brilliant. Oh, yeah.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be2ff0a7f8b9a264ea10000KoocherThu, 06 May 2010 13:40:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be2ff0a7f8b9a264ea10000
Blame Verizon AND Microsoft.
Verizon is stupid for not trying to price the plans more aggresively and be the first provider to take advantage of the possibly large market who want more than a feature phone but don't want to pay for a smartphone plan.
But I'd put more of the blame on MS since it was more important to MS to have the Kin succeed.
MS had to have talked to Verizon about the plan pricing - and should have already had an agreement with Verizon to have cheaper data plans for this phone. I'm shocked they didn't do that.
So in the end, I'd say Kin is dead in the water... sure, some people will buy it - but there's no large market for non-smartphone with smartphone plan pricing.
Koocheriffic!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be1d67d7f8b9ab56b1e0000OlternautWed, 05 May 2010 16:35:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be1d67d7f8b9ab56b1e0000
I wonder how MSFT feels about how Verizon chose to price the service plans. They've got to realize that the Kins are in trouble here.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be1a98b7f8b9a74772a0000SanjayWed, 05 May 2010 13:23:23 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be1a98b7f8b9a74772a0000
Microsoft chose Verizon, thus they are both to blame.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be19b267f8b9a0808140000FredZWed, 05 May 2010 12:21:58 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be19b267f8b9a0808140000
Blame Verizon not Microsoft.